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A smiling person in a maroon-and-saffron wrap with a long gold bead necklace and a tilak on the forehead stands at center, holding a small hand-held microphone. Behind and around him, saffron-clad ascetics and a large crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with red bindis and red-trimmed borders, fill an open pavilion under a yellow canopy, with trees beyond. A tray of offerings sits at lower left.

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A smiling man in a maroon robe with bare upper torso holds up a long gold-beaded garland with a clasp, presenting it to a devotee. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a red dot between the brows, and gold earrings, with a pink wristband on his arm. Opposite him, an older man in white with an orange rudraksha-style mala and a name badge smiles and bows his head. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, many with orange shawls and name badges, stand under a canopy. A video camera on a tripod is at the left edge.2014-08-24Photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back black hair, white vibhuti on his forehead and a red kumkum dot, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments, gesturing with one raised hand. A man on the left with short hair and a red thread on his wrist presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, blurred figures in white dhotis stand near a golden deity murti or ornate shrine. Visible people are about four, and the background includes a few more blurred figures.2013-04-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a smiling man in a rust-red saffron wrap and a gold-and-black beaded necklace, with white and red tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. He holds a thin wooden stick in his hand while turning toward a person in the foreground, whose orange-and-red garment fills the right side. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in an open pavilion with bright light coming through the entrance.2014-08-24May 24 20132013-05-24July 13 20132013-07-13January 02 20162016-01-02A smiling man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a rudraksha mala with large gold beads stands in an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, reaching out to rest his hand on the head of an elderly man in the foreground. Behind him a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity figures and a hanging tassel fills the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, while blessing a devotee in a satsang setting.2013-03-06Photo of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair, white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange draped robe with a gold-and-beaded mala and gold bangles. He raises one arm toward a line of devotees in white and cream clothing on the left, who reach toward him. Behind him, a gold-toned deity murti and a saffron-robed assistant with a shaved head and white tilak stand in a red-curtained hall. Crowd members at the right wear orange robes. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold mala, orange robe and gold armlets fit the presentation of the central figure, who is shown greeting the crowd.2013-06-25August 24 20142014-08-24July 08 20132013-07-08August 24 20142014-08-24A smiling man with swept-back long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with gold beads stands in a hall, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and gold armlets. He wears a thick necklace of pink and magenta flower garlands edged with yellow, and gold rudraksha beads, while extending his right hand toward devotees. Around him several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in green stand with folded hands, and an older man in glasses is nearby. Flower petals lie on the lower right. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha, presented as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2013-05-25